diff --git a/react/components/AssetDisplay/index.js b/react/components/AssetDisplay/index.js
index 2b5c9e26..9a4ab58f 100644
--- a/react/components/AssetDisplay/index.js
+++ b/react/components/AssetDisplay/index.js
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import View from './view';
 import { fileRequested } from 'actions/show';
+import selectAsset from 'selectors/asset';
 
 const mapStateToProps = ({ show }) => {
   // select error and status
   const error  = show.displayAsset.error;
   const status = show.displayAsset.status;
   // select asset
-  const request = show.requestList[show.request.id];
-  const assetKey = request.key;
-  const asset = show.assetList[assetKey];
+  const asset = selectAsset(show);
   //  return props
   return {
     error,
diff --git a/react/components/AssetInfo/index.js b/react/components/AssetInfo/index.js
index 792a8040..93a17591 100644
--- a/react/components/AssetInfo/index.js
+++ b/react/components/AssetInfo/index.js
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import View from './view';
+import selectAsset from 'selectors/asset';
 
 const mapStateToProps = ({ show }) => {
   // select asset
-  const request = show.requestList[show.request.id];
-  const assetKey = request.key;
-  const asset = show.assetList[assetKey];
+  const asset = selectAsset(show);
   //  return props
   return {
     asset,
diff --git a/react/components/AssetTitle/index.js b/react/components/AssetTitle/index.js
index c91886df..76872f6d 100644
--- a/react/components/AssetTitle/index.js
+++ b/react/components/AssetTitle/index.js
@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import View from './view';
+import selectAsset from 'selectors/asset';
 
 const mapStateToProps = ({ show }) => {
   // select title
-  const request = show.requestList[show.request.id];
-  const assetKey = request.key;
-  const asset = show.assetList[assetKey];
-  let title;
-  if (asset) {
-    title = asset.claimData.title;
-  };
+  const { claimData: { title } } = selectAsset(show);
   //  return props
   return {
     title,
diff --git a/react/components/AssetTitle/view.jsx b/react/components/AssetTitle/view.jsx
index f943a940..38e59257 100644
--- a/react/components/AssetTitle/view.jsx
+++ b/react/components/AssetTitle/view.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
 
-const AssetTitle = ({title}) => {
+const AssetTitle = ({ title }) => {
   return (
     <div>
       <span className="text--large">{title}</span>
diff --git a/react/selectors/asset.js b/react/selectors/asset.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bee2858c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/react/selectors/asset.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+const selectAsset = (show) => {
+  const request = show.requestList[show.request.id];
+  const assetKey = request.key;
+  return show.assetList[assetKey];
+};
+
+export default selectAsset;